President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to break the 12-year monopoly of South African firm Optasia on airtime credit lending and data advance services in Nigeria, authoritative sources have told Vanguard.

Meta has taken another major step in its artificial intelligence push with the launch of the Meta Business Agent, an AI-powered assistant designed to help businesses manage customer interactions and everyday operations across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger.

After over two weeks, the 46 people, consisting of 39 students, some as young as two years old, and 7 teachers abducted in Oyo primary school by dare-devil kidnappers are still in their custody.

In recent years, Nigeria has been seriously pushing ambitious digital economy targets, expanding broadband penetration, deepening digital inclusion and positioning technology as a key contributor to national GDP.

The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF), established by Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has donated a multi-million-naira state-of-the-art AI-Tech Centre to Holy Ghost College, Owerri, Imo State, in a landmark gesture that added prestige and excitement to the school’s 77th anniversary celebration.